Nebraska Newspapers

    FHE OMAHA
TWENTY-FIRST YEAR. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MOUSING , APRIL 113 , 1802 , MUMHKR 264.
STEWART TALKS OX SILVER
His Ecmarks to tlio Senate in Advocacy of
His Eesolutiou ,
ILLINOIS SENATORS ENGAGE IN A TILT
Itesoliitloii Culling for Informa
tion it * to Iteelprorlty u IIJi ( iermiiny nnd
Jliiyll ARr ' d To In thn UOIIMJ
Cooper Attempt * to i ; pluln.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , April 12. The resolu
tion olTercd by Stownrt yesterday In relation
to iho purchase of silver nnd the coinage ot
standard silver dollars was taken up.
Alter an amendment by Sherman , Insert
ing the words , "ami a detailed statement of
the amount purchased each day , " Stewart
addressed the senate on the subject.
Previous to this the resolution offered by
Morgap , calling for information ns to recip
rocity with Germany und llnytl , was agreed
to.
Stownrt said if n gold standard was to bo
maintained the silver net of IS'JJ ' must bo re
pealed nnd the secretary of the treasury
have to bo authorized to sell bonds to ac
cumulate gold enough to ledccm the silver
coin and paper money outstanding. No
public man would dare to make such n mon
strous proposition ; If , however , silver was to
1)0 maintained as money the silver in the
bllvor dollar would have to bo made
equally ns valuable as the gold in
the gold dollar. That could only bo
done through silver coinage on the same
terms and conditions us the coinage
of gold , Ho charged that the administration
was unfnvorauly disposed toward sliver and
thnt the sellers of silver to the government
wcro given an opportunity to donress the
prices. The resolution went over until to
morrow , when Mr. Morgan will speak on it.
Kleiition of United Slates Senators.
The Joint resolution of Mr. Palmer , propos
ing a constitutional amendment for Iho elec
tion of United States senators by the people ,
was taken up and Mr. Chandler addressed
the senate In opposition to It. He said thut
thcro wns no demand for the change , Ho
did not propose to gratify the farmers nlli-
nnco uy voting for n constitutional amend
ment lor which ho thought there was no
occasion. Mr. Chandler spoke of the evil of
Iho caucus government and of cmicus nomi
nations , nnd uriiued that the present system
of cloctmg senators was much less Hablo to
fraud end abuse , and then turned his atten
tion to Mr. Palmer and his political record ,
finding special fault with nn allusion in Mr.
Palmer's tpcocli some time ago to the last
election of General Logan to the senate by a
trick. Ho thought that the senator might
have allowed thnt distinguished man to rest
quietly in his grave without attempting to
put upon his name any taint whatever.
rainier Krpllcs to CrllleUms ol IIU [ Cei-ord ,
Mr. Palmer disclaimed any idea ot rolled
Itur on General Logan in thnt mauner , and
gave a short history of the way In which
General Logan hod been elected on thai oc
casion a vacancy in a democratic legislative
district having been filled through the sccrot
candidacy ( unknown to the democratic voters
ers ) of a republican named Weaver , who had
KOIIO through the district as an insurance
agent , nnd had been elected before the demo
crats unow that there was any opposition iu
the district. Ho had characterized this as n
trick , but ho had not intimated that General
Logon had had any knowledge ot it.
Mr. Palmer also replied at considerable
length to the remarks which Mr. Chandler
had mudo , poraonal to himself , relating to
Ills polillcal history. He brlelly related that
history , and said that ho hnd loft the repub
lican party when that party left its own
principles and became a tariff and protec
tionist party. Willie the republican party
was Doing devoted to the tibcs for which it
was made , no grander or no nobler party had
existed. It was only after it fell into the
hands of men who controlled it for the ad
vancement of their own private Interests
that It had become the foe to the country
which it now was.
Mr. Cullom had also something to say about
the political incident which resulted in Gun
oral Loffim's lust election to the senate. Ho
did not know whether General Logan knew
nnythlntr about it , but to knew thai it had
I/eon known that there had been corrupt
ness. Ho also criticised Mr. Palmer'd politi
cal record.
After the Illinois branch of Iho division
had continued for an hour , Mr. Ilawloy ex
pressed the opinion that what took pluco In
Illinois twenty-live or thirty years ugo was
of little importance now. "Let us , " said Mr.
Ilnwloy , "go to the calendar. "
The joint resolution for n constitutional
amendment was referred to the committee on
privileges ami elections , and the senate , hav
ing passed a number of bills on the calendar ,
adjourned.
IN TIM : nou.si : .
Cooper llxplnlin IIU'oiincetlon with reu
nion I'rniKlN Other llimlneKs.
\VASiiiNfiTo : ; , D. C. . April 12. The senoto
amendments to the Indian appropriation bill
was non-concurred In.
On motion of Hayes of Iowa the bill passed ,
authorizing the Illinois and Iowa Hallway
nnd Terminal company to construct a bridge
across the Mississippi river ut Molino.
Allen of Mississippi asked thu unanimous
consent of the house to the present con
sideration of the Joint resolution appropriat
ing .f.'jO.OOO for the purchase and distribution
of subsistence btorcs to sufferers from the
overflow ot tuoTomulgbeo river and tribu
taries ,
Klliroro of Taxn % objected nud the resolu
tion was referred ,
Cooper TiIrs to i\plalu. :
Cooper of Indiana madoa personal explana
tion relative to the testimony taken by the
Huum Investigating committee , and proceed
ing , criticised the pension ofilcc , when ho was
interrupted by LI mi of Minnesota with Iho
point of order that It was against llrj rules
of the house to discuss an Issue which was
being Investigated.
Cooper wns allowed to proceed , but wns
shortly nftor. In criticising Commissioner
Kitum , called to order by Hopkins of Illinois.
Ho niado allusion to "spies and creatures" 01
Itnur.i , and was aculn called to order ny Bur
rows of Michigan , and later on by Johnson
ot Indiana , llo proceeded with continued
Interruption ! ) , and the speaker finally said
the gentleman's renmrus were addressed
more to assailing Kuum than an&worlng any
charges made against himself. Mr , Cooper
was finally permitted to conclude without
furlhtir Interruption.
Messrs. Peel , Allen and Wilson of Wash
ington wcro appointed conferees on the In
dian Appropriation bill.
The house then wont into committee ot the
whole , Mr. O'Fnrroll of Virginia In the
chair , on tluiurscnt deficiency bill ,
Taking advantage of the si-opo given to
general debate , Mr. Bland brought up the
bllvor riut-siicn by sending to Iho clerk's desk
ami having read thn letter of Senator Pal
mer to n Chicago paper , In which ho de
clared that the Blond bill is not a frco coln-
ngo measure. Hu ( .Mr. Blund ) did uot fear
the accusation of beins actuated by a silver
ring , Tnoro were other rings in this coun
try ; nnd when gentlemen declined to listen
to tno vnlca of iho people and listened to ibe
tickers of Wall street , they belonged to the
gold ring. The silver bill was not in the in-
tcrest of n silver ring , but in ibo iniere > t of
the great masses of the people.
Tlio committcu then rosn nnd ibo bill
passed. It appropriates 1,012,030.
Tito house again went Intoroi.-unittco of the
whole , Mr. Shlvely in thu chulr , on the naval
appropriation bill. Without notion the com-
iulttci'voo and the house adjourned ,
\ViuIilnxlnii Nor * Notes ,
WASIII.SOTON , 1) . C. , April I'j. Seunr Helot
Pora/a , the Venezuelan minister at Wash
ington , has received the following cubic from
the Venezuela minister of forulhrn affairs ,
dntdl Caracas , April 12 : "Ponco 1 assured.
General uuuqutliiy prevails throughout tui
country , "
Tbo i > i'c Mout today isiuoii a proclamation
opening to settlement on April 10 , 1802 , .it
noon , the surplus lands of the Choycnno and
Arapahoe Indian reservation in Oklahoma.
The examination of Mr. hutherland of the
1 reasury department by the subcommittee
ot the house appropriation committee showed
that ot thu new money appropriated for the
government tmlldlng nt tuo World's fair the
disbursing clerk of the treasury had received
$1,100 In cotnmUilons. The subcommittee )
will Inquire lute thii matter , to see whether
there bo any authority of law for the pay
ment of commissions to a government dis
bursing ngcnt. Chief Clerk StooK of tbo
Treasury department testified with reference
to the treasury statement showing that a
large part of the ? tl.)0J ( ( ) ( appropriated for Ibis
purpose nail been expended In sending abroad
about a dozen persons , who each received
advances to cover expenses.
COOl'KIt ON TUB .STAND.
lln Kxplnlns Ills Connection with 1'ciulon
Cunca.
WASHINGTON' , U. C. , April 12. Cooper
today made a statement baforo the pension
ofllco Investigation committee in denial and
In explanation of the charges made against
him by Commissioner Hauin. Ho said ho
would neither excuse nor Justify Horaoy'a
conduct , and ho bud not the slightest respon
sibility therefor. Ho suld nut of town attor
neys could not learn the status of tholr cases
except by colling to their aid members of
congress or corroipondlng with the bureau ;
that the pension oftlco Ignored the letters and
complaints ot attorneys , and ho submitted
letters complaining Unit the whole sys
tem was workoJ for the bcnollt of
Washington city. Ho said that Kaum's pol-
cy In putting all the business In the hiuids
of Washington attorneys , among whom was
his son and the endorsers of his notes , was
11 more harmful debauchery of the public
service than one who abused the conlldonco
of a congressman by supplying for piy In
formation about cases , still ho had no excuse
to make for such persons , and that Hcrscy's
conduct was without his ( Cooper's ) knowl
edge or consent. On September last Horsey
was abusing witness' confidence , and yet
Iinttm , instead of telling him , had done
everything in his power to have Horsey
bribed in the hope that ho might entrap wit
ness ; that ha spread a net over two or
three states and called spies and informers
into requisition. It was fnlso that ho told
Morgan Hersoy would work for him for pay ,
and witness denied ho ever asked or accepted
a cent for service growing out of his connec
tion with public alTnirs.
Cooper then referred to the charge that ho
had authorized Maring & Slushcrs to print
his signature on thousands of Imitation slip-
and said Marlng came to htm and said ho
desired to use witness' name In calling up
cases of "tho boys. " Witness knew noth
ing of the pension laws at that time , and on
Maring's representation that it was a usual
thing and tbo exhibition of n card sienrd by
Senator Turple gave his consent , but with
the understanding that the privilege wns to
bo used only for soldiers in witness' district.
Learning afterwards that Mnrimr was callIng -
Ing up cases from all over the country ho
wrote Tanner , expressly llmttlne the privi
lege to soldiers of his district. Haum either
destroyed or suppressed tho-whole of this
correspondence. If it was produced , Kaum's
criticism would bo answered in advance.
In record to the affidavit of David L. Gltt ,
which Kaum submitted , to the effect that
Commissioner 151ack had thrown 5,000 of
witness' slips Into the waste bosket. Cooper
said ho did not become a congressman until
UlacU wont out of ofllre.
Cooper said liunm wns guilty of a deliber
ate falsehood in calling attention to Hcrsoy's
use of witness' nnmo on call slips , and say-
ng ho made no discovery of the use of any
ther member's nnmo , when the very papers
ho filed showed llvo other members' names
used.
Cooper said while It was stated that 40.000
slips wore printed in bis name , the printer
testified that only 5,000 were printed.
Witness submitted letters between himself
and Con.mlssloner Tanner , showing that ho
had sent a sample slip to Tanner , asking him
if it was proper for him to give attorneys
permission to use their. The next loiter
was ono from 'Cooper , directing Mnrmg &
Slasher to discontinue thn use of thu slips.
When Mr. Cooper linlshed giving his testi
mony the commltioo adjourned.
Tallied lor thu Appropriation.
WASIIIXI-.TON- C. , April 12. Tbo World's
fair committee met tills morning and heard
arguments in support of the bill appropriat
ing ST.fiOO.OOO to aid the World's fair. John
Hoyd Thatcher of Now York and Vlco Presi
dent Odcll of the Chicago directory spoke in
favor of the bill.
2'llEIK THA UK IS .IIUKIIKK.
Arrest of Annrrlilsts In ItrooUlyii Charged
with Numerous liiciMidhirlsiiii.
Nnw YOIIK , April 12. The existence of a
gang of Incendiaries and anarchists who
have been starting iiros In tenement houses
in Urooklyn since January 1st was demon
strated to Jay , Two men nro under arrest
and ono of the accomplices of the gang
hni made n full confession. Tlio pmn was to
arrange with dwellers In tenement hous'os
who were over Insured to burn property fern
n percentage of the insurance money.
The incendiary lire which led to the arrest
ot the two men now in jail was started iU
the rooms of Gottlieb Stein bronncr on March
2' ' ) . The ( lames were checked before they
had done much damage. After the lira had
been put ojt Kiro Marshal Lewis found in
thu rooms thrco bladders tilled with strange
comnustiblcs. Most of tlio furniture had
boon taken away. What was loft was not
worth more than 10. Stelnbrenner was in
sured for SlOtl In the Guurdian company.
Steinbromicr was arrested and confessed
thnt the residence was set on lire bv a volatile
tile combustible held In n kind of bladder
with a fuse attached. Hu namcu Herman
Alnrccbt as the prime mover in the con
spiracj. ns thu person who nupplled the
material for causing tbo lire and who was to
rccuivo f " > 0 when Stombrenncr collected his
insurance' . Albrccht was also arrested.
Ho denies having fired th tenement
mont nimsolf. Ho soys that a Pomr
gue.so nmirchlst wont with him to the
place and after ho ( Albrccht ) hnd unlocked
the door the Portuguese wont in and lighted
ono of the fuses , John Schcibol and Bertha
Sdieiuol and their four lltlln children occu
pied the rooms directly back of Stolnbron-
ncr'.s. Had the explosion occurred as do-
Mgncd all would 1m vo probably been killed.
There were about twenty tenants in tbo
building , which was 11 thrcc-itory brick
structure , when the iStolnbronner teuomonl
was fired.
Albrechtri an anarchist well known to tbo
pollco of Brooklyn. Ho has a delimit man
ner. Ho told Doloctivo Campbell ho met
the Portuguese In this city ami planned to
burn , kill and pillage in nccoraiinco with an-
archlst Ucas , Ho pretends not to know the
Portuguese's name. The p dice ar.i looking
for lilti ) . ami if ha has not already cscupou
they expect to put him In n few tln.vs ,
Aibrccht It a louder In the Wllluimsh
anarchist colony , to whom the murder of
Mri , llesclunsky and her son lust , December
were traced , Albrccht's Portucucso nccoin
pllce , Iho pollco say , U uu vxpevloncoil nn
nrchlst.
iii ; : thriml.i | ) Hliorlis In XCMV Voile ,
A MI A NY , N. Y. , April 1'J. Two cartbijuako
shocks were felt In this and adjoining conn
ties shortly before noon , In some places tbo
bhoeks were so snrero as to ratlla crockery ,
throw down p'.aator and send people in panto
Into the atrcutu.
U'lii'A , N. Y , . April 13. Tv.-o quite severe
carthquHKo thocks WCM felt ID this rit >
about noon , both niTornpni.icd by n rumbling
noise. KoporU Irom adjacent towns give
similar leports.
Foxm , N. Y. , April I'--Tho Inhabitants
of the Mohawk valley wore startled at abnu
noon today by shocks of earthquake. Tl.o
vibration lasted but a second or two. It was
full about the valley and Mercer county , ] i
some instances tbo Uishcs rattled on pantry
shelve ! ) .
Hitoii ) Ai.my , N. Y , , April 12. There
woru two distinct earthquakes felt in thl
locality at lllJ : ( a.m. today. The poopl
were much alnrmed and ran from thol
houses , Tbo shock ramo from tbo north
west. They were much tnoro severe ut polut
toutbof hero ,
ORGANIZING FOR THE STRIFE
lopublicans Throughout the Country Fro-
paring for the National Campaign.
POLITICAL NEWS FROM MANY PLACES
Jaiinrc-tlcnt Uriiiocruts Cnnnot Agrcn t'pnn
n I'roHlilvntlnl Cnmllilntr ( jlpxt'lnml n
1'uvorltu In Missouri llolmuii Itc-
nunilimtuil In 1 ml In nn.
HOT Sfinxos , Ark. , April 12. J. S. Clark-
BOH , president ot the liopubllcan National
League , soul that the leaeuo convention
would probably bo held nt Uuffalo the lust
week In June , bringing It In session ut the
same tlino ns the democratic convention. Ho
sala It would have been in March or April
except that the last notional convention per
emptorily directed It. should not bo called
earlier than two weeks nftor the republican
national convention. Therefore the league
will meet In Buffalo In the Einpiro state , tbo
Dattlo ground of IV.t' , the last of Juno to
iiold a ratification meeting and to arraniro
tbo program for the campaign ,
Air. Clarkson added : "Tbo number of
ioaguo clubs has increased nearly -1,000 In the
lust year and nearly 4J3UOO in membership.
There are now nuout U,0K ( ) clubs with n
membership of 1,000,0 JO , n compact , organ
ized and active force , ready for the cam
paign , made up largely of the young blood of
the part- . The attendance at Buffalo will
bo the largest In the history of thu league.
Many marching clubs will attend In uniform ,
including clubs from colleges und high
schools , several hundred of which have boon
organized In the last six months , embracing
among others n club of 1,200 in Harvard college -
logo and one of llOU In the University of
Michigan. Wo expect to have Blnlne , Fred
Douglass , Melvinloy , Koid , Fassott , Hur-
rows.Ucllivcr , Tburstonnnd others ns speak
ers nt Uuiralo , as well as many of the young
orators of the luuguo , and we intend to have
17,000 or 18.00J clubs and 2,000,00 ; ) members
this summer. "
_
Trxim "Wlilto Kcpulilli-itns" Orgnnl/.r.
Ni\v : OIU.IAN : : , La. , April 12. The Times-
Democrat's Dallas , Tox. , special says : The
lirst republican convention without n "nig
ger" in U that over assembled in the south
mot In this city this afternoon. There wore
.HiO delegates , sober and above tbo ordinary
In such gatherings in persona ! apnonrnnce.
In calling the convention to order Judge A.
D. Orton particularly called them Jefferson
republicans , iu favor of Iho freedom of all
r.ices , with the while man In the load or on
top.Colonel
Colonel Whltohead , n blue-stocking demo
crat , on behalf of the mayor eloquently wel
comed the delegates to Dallas , intimating
that if they proposed associating with Af
ricans they were entitled to the respect of
white people.
i1. F. Nuwcomb happily responded.
The usual committees upon organization ,
platform and address wore appointed , when
Judge Cline of Houston took ino platform in
response to the loud calls. Ho stated the
objects to bo accomplished by the white re
publican organization of Texas. A state
league will bo organized and then the con
vention will I'Oinh'o into a mass mooting and
perhaps nominate n sta'o ticket , and also
send a contesting delegation to Minneapolis.
Thinks There's u lilt ; Conililnr.
ST. PACI , Minn. , April 12.lion E. J.
Moore , the alliance member of the legisla
tive committee that has been for the past
year investigatlm ? the alleged wheat com
bine , who refused to sign the report that was
prepared lust week by the committee , not
agreeing witb.tuo findings therein , tonight
nindo public nls minority report.
Mr. Moore holds that there is evidence of
n combine in the wheat business of the state ,
but is unable to locate It or give the names
of persons connected therewith. Ho also
thinks there Is n big wheat steal in Duluth.
Ho wants the Investigation continued until
the persons interested in the combine can bo
discovered.
_
SiicccBHrul Test ol' 11 Voting Mtclilnc.
LocKi'oitT , N. Y. , April 12. The town of
Lockport used Meyers' voting machine in
voting at its annual election today. The voting
ing was done rapldlv , the tlino occupied by
each voter ranging from oieht to twelve seconds
ends , while the general average throughout
the day was probably twenty seconds.
The polls closed ntU-IiO p. in. and llvo min
utes later the result was transcribed to the
return tally sheets. Among vho demon
strated advantages of tbo now system nro
its economy and the practical impossibility
of falsifying the returns.
Slightly Mlxril.
New HAVEX , Conn. , April 12. All but
twelve members of the damocratio state cen
tral committee were present when the meetIng -
Ing was called to order today. A canvass of
the commltti'o showed the following presi
dential preferences : Cleveland 5 , Hill 6 , no
choice 5 , noncommital ! ) . Eleven are opposed
to free colnago of silver nnd the majority
favor the appointment of an unpledged dele
gation to the national convention ,
The day for holding tbo state convention
was lixed for May 10.
Hogg AVnnts to ll i ICc-ilc : < 'loil.
Niw Om.utxs , La. , April 12. The Plc-
nyunv's Austin , Tex , , spasial says : The
cxtrn session of the Texas legislature
adjourned this nvculiig without making a
congressional apportionment , and two con
gressmen will have to ho olectnd this year
train tbn state ut Inrco. Tno legislature !
disposed of about halt the business for which
they were culled to net upon. Governor
Hogg will now take the stump and make a
very vigorous campaign for re-election.
iloctinl ; Cliuelnnel D
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , April 12. Three moro
Kansas rountlcs Instructed for Cleveland
today. They nro Gnrfield , Harper and Dick
itison. To bo sura that their instructions
would not bo violated , each of thu conven
tions elected as delegates to the state conven
tion , which will send delegates to tlio Chi
cajo convention , men who are known to have
always been loyal to Mr. Cleveland and bis
political principles.
Missouri rrohlliltionlsls.
K \NSAsUrrr , Mo , , April 12. The Times
Chtllcolho , Mo. , special says : The state pro
hibltion convention met hero today and
placed In nomination candidates for the
stuto ofllcers ,
Uev. John A. Drooks , candidate for vice
prcsliiant on the prohibition ticket of 1SS8 ,
delivered nn address this evening , Tbo
attendance ) at the convention was uot largo.
Iinmornit Curry Allmny , N. V.
AMUNYi N. Y. , April 12. Mayor James J.
Manning and the onUro democratic tlckot
wore ro-ciectcd today by 15,000 majority.
The democrats carry seventeen out of eigh
teen words uuU have probably eighteen out
of ihirty-ono supervisors. Mr. Manning is
the sou of ox-Secretary of the Treasury
Diinlol Manning ,
California Mmiu-lpul Klcotlonn.
SAX FIU.NCJSCO , Cal. , April 12 , Municipal
elections were held in most of the large
towns of the state yesterday. Party lines
were not drawn , 1'ho Australian ballot sys
torn was tried for the first tlaio with uuecoss
Conger li'i-liir < ' lor ilarrlnon.
ClllCAno. Ill , April 12. Colonel A. L. Con
ger , republican National committoouan from
Ohio , who has been a stalwart lilalno man
today announced himself in an Interview as
for Harrison. _
Umiomlimtccl tlu < ( ircul OliJiTlor.
LvivuEXcxiiuno , lad. , April 12. Congress
man W. S. Holmau was ronominatod by
acclamation by the democrats of the fourth
congressional district.
I.ultvr ! > )
Mo. , April 12 , The Mor
inon elders , hi attendance upon the inter
national coufcrcaco of the tlcorgaulzei
Church of Latter Day Saints , again adminis
tered unto the sick tdilay at the Mormonj
temple by the pouring of oil and the laying
on ot hnn d * . The number who desired treat
ment was fully an Inrtfoas yesterday , mid the
basement of the temple , where the corctnony
was performed , wns crowded.
At the business session ot the conference
n resolution was adopted providing for a his
tory of the church to bo placed on sale nt the
World's fair. Vurjrllttlo business was trans
acted. The conference will adjourn some
Lima this week *
J.Y Minn or.s//r/Jm- in.
Terrible llnvoc Wrought liy High Wntcrs In
tlio South .111111Mro.s Lost.
Nr.w OIIMUXS , Lti. , April 12 , The Times-
Democrat's Columbus , Miss , , special says :
The death and dosolntlon caused by the Hood
lias so demoralized the entire population that
the days arc as quiet and business as idle ns
any Sabbath. White business Is resumed in
the northeastern part of the county , still Iho
city Is wutcrbound from every other direc
tion. L.ator reports rnthor unlargo than
diminish the damage. A belt of country
ranging from llvo to tlftocn mlles wide , run
ning north and south through the county , Is
ono stretch of debris , mudo up ot mini of
bouses and fences and the carcasses of ani
mals , and it U uoubtful whether there Is loft
standing In tnnt belt a dozen houses.
The pitiful scones of the pust few clays
have opened the hearts of all. and public and
private charity prevents the suffering ot
these who were rescued. Uut the most help
less time will como when the water subsides
and there will bo left In this place about
1,200 negroes who have no money , credit or
tomes. If there was over an occasion when
people had a right to cull on the government
for help thnt time is now , for these poor
frccdmcn need it , and it would bo hut com
mon humanity for congress to help thorn.
The impoverished condition of the white
people prevents them from maintaining the
colored people long and It is too Into In the
season to give thorn work.
Even at the present stngo of the water any
estimate of the loss of life is all guesswork.
As yet no deaths are reported among the
whites , as the low lying lands which are in
undated are Inhabited almost exclusively by
the negroes , and such whites ns lived there
were ul wns kept well pi otectod by kcoplng
good boats. The old mound builders built
wiser than they knew , as these old Indian
relics snvoil the lives of hundreds of negroes ,
besides countless numbers ot stock.
A mass meeting of citizens was hold nt the
city hall this afternoon. The mayor was
authorized to ask the federal government for
the loan of 1,000 tents to give shelter to the
homeless sufferer * . The students of the
State Industrial institute at this place , true
to their woman's nature , gladly joined the
citizens in making such contributions an
they could. Hy common consent they agreed
to go without their dinner last Sunday that
it might bo given to suircrers.
NASIIVIM.E , Tcnn. , April 12. The appalling
character of tbo Hoods in northern Missis
sippi are just beginning to bo realized. Hun
dreds of lives have been lost. Last night
ono man rowed several miles on n raft in the
dark with twenty-six bodies ho had picked
up. The Hood camn so suddenly that none
wore prepared. All sorts of crafts are being
improvised logo to the rescue of the sur
vivors , who nro perched on the highest
ground without food or shelter. The loss of
property Is over $1,000,000.
Nuw OIU.RAX ? , La. , April 12. The reported
loss of Itfo and property by Hoods on the
Tombigbco river ls confirmed. Citizens of
Lowndos county. Mississippi , have peti
tioned Congressman Alien to ml : for govern
ment aid , ns their owii meuna are inadequate.
The loss of llfo is variously estimated at from
HttytdSOO. The ' loss pf llvo stock Is beyond
computation but'musUbo enormous.
THK yiHXICfUf' .Jl.lTXl.lS XV..I .
The Proposal to , ltctnrii Them Unpopular
-wltUjAVJiiy OOCCM.
New Yonic , April 12. The Herald's Wash
ington correspondent says : Tha proposition
to return to Mexico the twanty-ono battle
flags captured by our troops in the war of
1S40 , now preserved at Woit Point , is un
popular with the army olllcors , and its pas
sage uy iho housa will bo vigorously opposed
by many old veterans in the regular army ro-
sldlng In this city. Speaking of the matter ,
a brigadier general on duty at the War de
partment said ho could not understand what
the military men in the semilo moaut when
they allowed such n measure to pass without
n word. Ho could not understand how any
soldier can wish to have rastoroi Hugs taken
from him in battle. They can bo of no value
unless recovered In the way they were lost ,
and in the opinion of , army officers It Is sim
ply calling tbo ultcmtion of Mexico to its
hours of humiliation ( ovcn to suggest the re
turn of the war trophjos at this or any other
timo. Speaking further , this olllcor said wo
might Just as well talk of restoring to Mexico
the territory wo tool : from hsr oy the treaty
of Guadeloupe , and after the old war men in
the senate had volotl in the senate for the
battle Han proposition , ho wouldn't ba sur
prised at oven such a movement.
7/M WIFE GOT HIM 2.VTO TKOUIir.B.
Impulsion of n ItnfMaii Merchant by thn
Moscow Police.
New YOIIK , April 12 , As Immigration
Commissioner Wobbar stood In the registry
baroau ut Ellis Islind yoatorday ho rooog-
nizcu n man and a Woman , n Hussian couple ,
whom ho had soon in Russia. Tnoy were
Mr. and Mrs. Uafol M. Tress , steerage pass
engers on the CunBM line , and had with
them tbolr four chlHron. In Moscow they
lived near the etapa prison in the suburbs.
Hafcl assisted bis brother , a mo-chant who
had the privilege of doing business for Hvo
years In the city dud for fifteen years moro
In the suburbs , K-ifcl , ns his brother's as
sistant , cnjoyou a llko privilege. Mrs. Tress
was accustomed to pass in food and dainties
to the prisoners In the Etopo prison surrep
titiously. Colonel Webber , on his visit ,
warned her that she would got herself and
family into trouble , and so it proved , liafol
was notified by tlio chief of pallco to leave
the city InsIUo of six months. Ho showed
his official papers granting him permission
to remain , nud oven sent another message
to the Grand Duke Alexis , but in vain. Ho
sold his property fur ID pur cant of what it
was worth , loft and.catno to A nor lea.
niSTUIlliKHAT A HOUKlttT.K FKAST ,
Hungry Deign Une'arUi Iho lluiiinlns of n
Murdered Ituliv.
USIOXTOWN , Pa. , A'prlH2. ' 1 ho little town
ot Port Marion , on the northern border of
Iho county U wildly excited over what is
believed to have bcon n murderer. Yester
day Mrs. T. J. KeU'or discovered a dog drag
ging tbo lower part1 of the body of a small
child. She drove the dog uway from his
human feast und ( .notified the neighbors
of her discovery. A search revealed -
vealed the gravp of tno child , which
was directly in a footpath near ilia town. It
is thought to have been the work of u woman ,
as the grave was uut a llttlo moro than six
inches deep. After another search , another
dog was found with aii arm in his mouth ,
The head , trunk and other arm could not bo
found and it is supposed the dogs devoured
them. A nowspaper'vas the only shroud the
body hod. No clew has oeon found. Coroner
Holbrook is holding an inquest today ,
' TUKXIW .1 snirvn.
As a CoiiHiMiucnce an Klectrlo I.lj.1't
Met IIU Dcutli.
BOSTO.V , Mass , M arch 12. James Hayes , a
trimmer for the Bos. ton Electric Light com
pany , was found banging lifeless fram the
crossbar of ouo of tbo poles in Dover
street , The leather straps that
bound him to the crossbar prevented him
from fulling. , ' No ono seemed to know
whence came ( he current that caused bis
death , The iwltch was found turned off , as
ho bud thrown It before beginning his work.
At that hour there should have been no cur
rent ou any of thouiroi. The company's
ofllcers uro of the opinion that the trouble
was caused by some ouo at. the central
station throwing n currcut over tbo wires
carelessly , aad without civlag proper
warning ,
KILLED AND BURNED
Nick Roy Shot and His Body Destroyed
by Fire ,
DETERMINED FIGHTING IN WYOMING
Nato Champion's ' Ecsidonca Surrounded
and Riddled with Bullots.
TERRIBLE FATE OF ITS DEFENDERS
Invading Army Meeting with a Very
Warm Reception ,
WORK OF DESTRUCTION AT T A RANCH
rifly Ciilllcinrii Cornorril l > y Hustlers
nt Iho T A < Itiincli HIM ! Four
Shot In Death Troops I n-
roulo to thu .Scene.
Wyo. , April 12.- [ Special Tclo-
gram to Tin : Bun.J Tin : Hue special corre
spondent has safely readied Buffalo , the
county seat of Johnson county , by way of
Glllottoand the stage line tneuco to the
scene of the war. Ho telegraphs from thnt
place tonight this Interesting story :
BfiTAi.0 , Wyo. , April 12. When the men
who pulled out of Cheyenne last Tuesday
evening on a special train with everything
aboard from dynamlta to a newspaper re
porter and marched forth as though to u
snind picnic they evidently did uot count the
cost now they are in a position whcro they
will have utnplo time for reflection. The
party which left Chcyonuo ono week ago got
to Nato Champion's ranch atI o'clock Sntur-
day morning , surrouuucd the house and
an almost continuous lira was kept up until
after noon.
Champion , Key and perhaps another man
were In the houso. As the light progressed
Champion , from time to limn , wrote in his
memorandum book an account of it , which ,
after ho was dea-3 , was taken with the regu
lators and rend aloud. Everything else fall
ing the regulators took a load of hay and
backed it against the house , thus sheltering
themselves from Champion's oullots and
then set lire to the bay , burning the house
and Key , who had beou shot.
Clmmplon .Shot Wlillu Humilng.
Champion had to run , and ns ho did so ho
received ten or twelve bullets. About this
time Jack Flngg and step-son , who hnd In
tended spending the night with Champion ,
ran invitingly into the regulators' arms. Ho
recognized Charles Ford , who shot ut him
at close quarters. Flagg was horseback and
his son was driving a wagon. Flaga's sou
soon cut u horse from the team und with his
father escaped to llullalo.
Sunday morning the regulators took break
fast at the T A ranch , fourtceu miles
south of Buffalo , and then started for town.
Tboy were met by rustlers and citizens mid
retreated back to the T A ranch.
At this time there were not over twenty-
five of the rustlers and citizens. By Mon-
aay morning the force was much larger and
closed In about the rancho. As they did so
one of Iho regulutors escaped , they say. The
surrounding forces continued to increase and
is still increasing. The first shots exchanged
between the two parties wcro fired MonJny
morning by the regulators.
I arrived in Buffalo Monday evening by
tbo B. & M. stage. Buffalo was compara
tively quiet. I wont where I pleased un
armed. Others did the same and I noticed at
least ouo woman on the street nlonc. Men
were coining and going from the scene of
action. About 10 o'clock twenty or more
ranchers arrived from Hoclc Creek. At 11 ,
fifteen men , including myself , started for
the camps , going all the way through n bad
blizzard. 1 stayed In the camp until S this
morning. The regulators have a'wellinch
impregnable position. They have n log
house built of ho'.vod logs 10x12 Inches thick.
West of that 100 jords Is a barn , hay and
corral.
They llullt a Small Fort.
Ono hundred yurJs west of the barn ,
whcro their horses arc , there is n small fort
built of bowed logs and earthworks which
they liavo built since being corralled. It is
probably to bo used as a last resort in case
the rustlers succeed in burning their house
and stable. They have some rifle pits and
pi obably some underground passages. There
are about forty-fivo of them now. When 1
left Arapahoe , Brown , who runs a grist mill
hero and is a leader of the citizens and rust
lers , said ho had 173 men. Wo met twenty
or twenty-fivo on our way in and they
are still coming and include ublo bodied men ,
mere boys and groy-halrod fighters. Of the
1T5 mon on th3 ground , 1 should say , judglm ;
from their appeiiranco nod what 1 hear , that
125 wcro ranchmen , twenty-fivo mora me
chanics and workingmen who own each a
piece of property , and the other twonty-flvo
rustler.- ) , gamblers and mon from about town ,
Brown has charge , while Sheriff Angus la
recruiting officer. Ono of the mon , ri. U.
Snyder , is the first settler of Fort MuICIu-
no.v , whom 1 know ns a psrfect gentleman
and a good friend of iho wood choppers and
workers about hero at that time.
Quo is Hugh IJellz.all , with whom
I worked in' Charley Clay's outfit
in IST'J. ' Hugh was an honest , oncrgetlo
young mau.'squaro us a die. I bollovo hols
the same today. Frank Grouard , the scout ,
was with the citizens and rustlora yesterday ,
but I am told was declined today at Fort Me-
ivinnoy.
I said to a man I know : "Hello 1 Are you
a ruatlbri"
"No , " was the indignant answer , "nut I
am fighting for my homo und property. "
.Slowly Appri'iirhlni ; tlio IlegiilutorH.
Speaking of the rustlers , ho soul : "Tho
cattlemen taught these boys to steal , "
Tbo citizens and rustlers u'ro camped at the
Convention ranch , ( ino and a half miles from
the regulators , but near enough to itoop them
surrounded , and during all the turriblo night
the Hashes of their guns could be soon from
the cooiocs and hills surrounding tbo regu
lators. That party worked line bcavors n !
night improving their position. At dayllghl
a volley was fired ana ouo bullet throw dirt
iu a clll/on'a face.
They are saving tholr ammunition. The
citizens are digging their ditches nearer ant
nearer the evidently doomed cattlemen ,
' If wo are whipped , " said Brown , "thoro
will bo nothing but cattlemen loft , for wo wil
all bo dead , "
'If tbo regulators wish to surrender to the
militia , " I asked 'will you lot thorn do BO ) '
"Yos , " eald bo , " if the militia will agree
to turn them over to the civil authorities. "
There are some young mon In the party ,
however , who say the ' 'white caps" aboil al
bo killed , The regulators ana cill
zons captured thrco Arp & Haul-
notid wngons , thirteen i s , ! ! ,000
ounds of ammunition , dynt , poiSon ,
innactiffs and two men bcsUUo . , throa
o.unsters. This dies not Inclii " ho Chicago
cage Herald reporter , who mir its that ho
vas caught In bad company. He Is now In
Fort McKitnioy. In addition to Ihcso. ouo
nan , Augustus Green of Harris , Tex. , is In
ho hospital mid will die tomorrow , the decors -
ors sny. Ho claims to have bcoti shot acci
dentally ,
llo soys twonty-flvo of thorn wcro hired In
Texas.
Cnnllrmeil from ( Illicitr ,
Giu.r.TTi : . Wyo , , April 12.-Special ( Tele
gram to Tin : Him. I Today's stapo from
Buffalo brings the following news from John
son county's rustlers war :
BriT.\.b ! , Wyo. , April 11.--T\vo parties of
armed cattlemen nro now In the vicinity of
Buffalo , estimated at about ! 100. All are
well armed and about the same number ; of
rustlers.
Seventy flvo armed rustlers stopped the
Uurllugtoti stngo coaah yesterday and look
Irom It nno man , supposed to bo ono of Fred
Hesse's ' mon ,
The party of armed men who lottChoycnno
Tuesday surrounded Note Champion's house
and kept up a continual llro for several
loutsontho House , killing Nuto Champion
and Nick Hoy.
Champion's house caught flro and burned
to the ground , burning the body of 15oy.
Couriers are notifying all the gaUlomcn
.hroughout this region of the country and
almost evnry cattleman is going to the scene
to light with ono side or other.
Later reports say that fifty cattlemen nro
surrounded at the T. A. ranch bv rustlers
and four nro reported killed. Elliott and
Jnnton nro with the cattlemen. Soldiers
'rom Fort McKlnnoy are cnrouto today.
MICH ItATS IX A Tll.vr.
\rtcrUmiMfrT\vo Men tlio rnttlcinrn Are
Hummed In In u Hanch Itiillillug.
DBXvnii , Colo. , April 12. A Buffalo , Wyo. ,
special to the Times says : The first full
mrticulars of tlio fight at the T A ranch
lave just been received. The first informa
tion iu Buffalo of thu Intended Invasion by
the cattleman was a report received by mail
! roni Douclas to Sheriff Angus of Johnston
county saving that a special train of armed
ind mounted men had passed through Doug-
as towards Casper.
This Information was soon current among
the rustlers and small cattlemen , but they
had little time to prepare to defend tliem-
selves , for the cattlemen arrived soon after
the letter and commenced operatious nt once
by attacking what is known ns tlio K C
ranch , In which men suspected of being rust
lers were living.
Early on the morning of the tOth n ranch
man named Smithy living on the north fork
of the Powder river heard firing at that
ranch , llo rode rapidly In that direction
nnd discovered that the cattlemen had the
liousc surrounded und that a despcrato fight
was cotng on between them and tlio inmates.
Dcncl In the Ituins ol'Thclr lluicl : > .
llo nt once rode to Crazy Woman and
started a half dozen men to the rescuo. after
which ho got a fresh horse and came to Buf
falo. Hero ho informed Sheriff Angus of the
fight and iho latter immediately gathered a
posse nnd started for the 1C C ranch , whcro
the battle had boon fought , arriving thcro
about daylight on the llth. The cattlemen
had , however , done tholr worlc and loft , for
when the rescuing party reached the 1C U
ranch they found the house burned und the
dead bodies of Inmates , who were discovered
to bo Nato Champiou and Dick Hey , half
burned in the ruins.
On Sunday eve , while the light was In pro
gress , Jack Flagg , whoso nnmo is notorious
on account of his Doing n loading rustler ,
drove up to Iho K C ranch. Ho had been
elected a delegate to the democratic state
convention , nnd was on his way to Cheyenne -
onne , Intending to stop at the ranch all
night. Nearing the building ho nnw several
mounted men about , but supposed they word
a friendly cow party , and when they sud
denly ordered him to throw up his hands ho
jokingly replied : "Go to h 1. " In reply ono
of tbo party lovolled a rifle at him and n
bullet sped past his head.
Flagg had a rillo In his wagon hut had no
arms on his person. Springing to his wagon
ho grasped his rillo and kept the party at
bay , whllo n boy who accompanied him cut
the traces attaching the horses to tbo wairon.
Then the two leaped on the borzoi nnd fled
safely through Iho fusllado , being followed
a considerable way , until they reached Har
ris ranch on Crazy Woman nnd started
north , Joining the sheriffs posse trom Buf
falo. None of tlio attacking party were in
jured.
Hummed In l > y tlio Itustlm's.
After Flngg escaped Iho cattlemen fired
his wagon , nnd running it against thu house
in Indian fashion sot fira to the building and
burned up the two men , Champion and Hay ,
who had fought them all day. The cattle
men then went toward Buffalo and the rust
lers organized aim wont forth to moot them ,
The cattlemen learned ot the rustlers com
ing and took Mioltor at the T A rancb , thir
teen miles from Buffalo. About 2 o'clock
Monday morning the rustlers reached the
ranch and surrounded the place and at day
light the latter opened liru unon their bo
siegers.
Shots were exchanged all day long , but the
number of killed und injured cannot at pres
ent bo lenrnnd. The cattlemen with their
horses are safely barricaded inside the ranch
building , nnd this morning ono of tholr num
ber escaped through the circle of the attackIng -
Ing party , presumably on his way for rein
forcements.
The rosultof today's ' ( Tuesday1 * ) work at
the T A ranch Is yet unknown.
Yesterday a man giving his naino as Gus
Green was brought to Buffalo badly wounded ,
claiming that he had accidentally shot him
self , but ho Is thought to bo ono ot the cat
tlemen's party who participated in iho 1C C
raiich fight.
Couriers are scouring the country for rein
forctimonts for the rustlers mid they nro
rapidly coming In. They claim they will bo
200 oriiOO stronger tonight and ublo to handle
any force the Invaders CMI muster.
The acting mayor cf Buffalo bus called on
the governor for permission to give the nlu
of the state militia at Buffalo to the Bhcriif
to help quell the disturbance.
.i ; SAM TAItliS A HANI ) .
United Hl.'itci Tj < io | > Clrilereil In tlio Suat o [
War In ilolnimiiij County.
Dis.svp.it , Colo. , April 12. A special to iho
Associated press fromChoyenno , Wyo. , says :
Governor Harbor of Wyoming tonight . ro
ccivcd n telegram from President Harrison
stating thut ho had , In compliance with iho
request made by Governor Burbor for United
States soldiers tq protect tbo stuto of Wyom
ing Qgalusl domestic violence , ordered the
secretary of war to concentrate a auRlciont
number of toldior * trom Fort .McKlniioy ,
Wyo. , to co-oporuto with the authorities ol
the state ot Wyoming In on cell rig u settle
ment of tlio existing difficulties between the
[ CO-NTIKL'tU ON BEfO.NIJ 1'iOE.J
JEFF OGG SERIOUSLY HURT
'Well Known Lincoln Traveling Mnu Qorcd
by n Miul Bull ,
HAY SPRINGS PEOPLE MUCH EXCITED
right Hot ween Ju Saloonkeeper mill O
Stranger dulses ( 'oiiliti > ritl > li < Trouble- *
riutttmmitli HiirKlur * Sentenced
Oilier NUHS Irinn Netiruildi Ton 119 ,
UxivniiMTY Pt.\rn , Nob. , April 12. JSpo
elal Telegram to Tin : Hnn. | - JcfT Qgg , n.
well known tfiivolliiB innii residing nt SI1WS
Jliuton street , Lincoln , was seriously cored
oday by n Jersey bull owned by I. . . Crlttcn-
Icn of this city. The animal has always
; con gentle , niul this throw Ogg oft Ills
guard. While tying the brulo tt attacked
iltn , breaking his log and Indicting sovuro
ntcrnni injuries. Fortunately ho was tossed ,
nit or roach of the bnitu niul Help from the
10U30 soon reached htm.
riiittsmoiilh Ntnvt Note * .
PtTTSMorTii , Nob. , April -Special [
Telegram to TUB UHK. ] The city council
cnnrassod the vote of the oloctlon last night.
vlth the following result : Mnyor , Ilutlop
dem. ) , .VJ'.i , Uovoy ( rep. ) , 4'j.i ; treasurer ,
Morgan ( ilom. ) , tU7 , Pollock ( rep.ITT ;
clerk , Fox ( Uotn. ) , 071 , Urinith ( rop.110 ) ;
lollco Judno , Archer ( iloin. ) , ( i.Vl , Short ( rop. ) ,
' - ! ! ; school board , Cummins ( ilom. ) , Jill" , Me-
Lonnan ( rop. ) , f > irVllletts ( darn. ) , 4HI , Un-
uh ( rep. ) , ( WO.
Joseph Hardrobn , nn omployoof the 11. &
\l. \ shops , today had four lingers of hlj right
mud bailly uinshoa niul lacerated by being
caught in n roller. Physicians decided that
imputation would bo necessary.
Jasper Clausen niul Uobort Mlelicnham ,
ho two inon convicted ot stonllne wheat nt
the lust term of court , were sentenced yester
day to three years cnch In the penitentiary.
Capliiri'cl an Ksoipcil Murderer.
AruoitA , Nob. , April -Special ( Tele
gram to Tun Bii.J : : A telegram was rc-
coivod today by the Sheriff from Frcdcrlcir ,
Mo. , saying ; " 1 have Thomas ; como und
got him. "
Thomas Hill was convicted hero about two
years ago for the murder of U'illtam Barrett
n July , IS'.K ) , and was under sentence of
death pending nu appeal to the Mipromo
court. Last October ho brolio jail , Mole a ,
torso and cart and raado his cscupo. Sheriff
MeCnnnughey and nn assistant started for
Missouri today to bring him back in the
event of his proving to bo the murderer.
Shot HlniHoir Tlirnilcli tinIlillrt. . '
Fur-Mos-r , Nob. , April 1' ' . [ Special to Tun
Bui : . ] Vinton Ballnbaugh , a llrnnma on the
[ " 'rcmont , Klkhorn it Missouri Valley rail
road , shot and killed himself at his room iu
the Arclior block this morning about 8
o'clock , Locking himself in his room , ho
placed a revolver at his breast and shot him
self through the heart. What , led him to the
ict Is only a matter of conjecture. Ho was
i youni : man about -3 years old ami had been
ill the employ of the company for about two
years. A coroner'- , Inquest was held on the
iiody this afternoon , a verdict Doing returned
tnut ho came to his death by his own hand ,
with suicidal Intent.
lEepiihlieaug In Comentlo : ) .
F.VI.I.S CITY , Nob. , April 12. [ Special Tele ,
pram to THE Bnn. | The republican county
convention wn * held this attornooa. Every
precinct was represented notwithstanding
the Inclement weather. Eleven delegates
ircro elected to the Kcarnoy convention and
sixteen to ino congressional convention ot
Fulls City. They laver George \V. Holland ,
of this city for delegate to the national con
vention.
I.Kiln Clrl Iturnml to Dentil ,
Cc.vTiiAi. CTIT , Neb. , Aorll li. [ Special
to TmBiu. ] While burning corn stalks iu
Muad township Saturday , the clothas of a
U-yotir-otd dnuRhtor of ox-Sheriff Critos
caught fire ami the child was so severely
burned that she died the following morning.
The f.ither was in town when the accident
occurred.
liny Sprint ; * I'eoplu Kxclted.
CIIADIIOX , Nob. , April 12. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB Br.n.J Hay Sprines people nro
much excited over a difficulty between n sn-
loonkcopor by the name of Cnso and an un >
nown traveling man. Case ha < loft the town.
Tha town ma'rshal is hero mil-suing hiuV
The stranger is thought to bo badly hurt.
U. s. Dliitrict Court at Noi-lollc.
Nonrot.K. Nob. , April 12. [ Special TclOt ,
gram to Tin : HUE. | Judge K. S. Dundy
closed the April term of the United State *
district com t Iioro today. Twonty-ono cases
were disposed of in very short oruur. Court
WHS held in the parlors of the Pacific hold.
I'"oiien'8 MiiHluiil Normal.
POXCM , Nob. , April 1'J. [ Special to Tun
BKI : . ] April 1'J there will bo opened in this
place a musical normal , A largo anrollmont
lias already boon secured In Ponca , besides
many non-rosidontn who have mudo arrange *
munts to bo in attendance.
Tlmy Will Servo Iliu State.
OiiASD JKI.VNII , Nob. , April 12. [ Special tp
Tun Br.is.J Sam Smith and Vnlnoy Cinnaif
inon wore this morning sentenced to ono year
each in the penitentiary , having been con
victed of icceiving stolen goods.
.S1V > 7'/.1I IX IIUNTO.V.
) > y tlioCoiJBresHlomil Co nun It *
ti > lleiiMilmi Ilnil Stutool Alliili * .
BCHTON , Mass , , April 12. Congressman
Warner's commiltco opened the investiga
tion into the sweating system of clothing
manufacturers today ,
W. K , < oggswell believed the remedy for
the sweat shop evil to bo the enactment of a
national law to require that garments made
under the sweating system ho labeled "tcno *
mont made. "
\ V.V. . Uarnos , a clothing cutter , told of
several lllthy shops ho hud seen am )
described nno whore a inun and hit wlfd
wcro making knee pants nt 01 cents a do/en
and earned t < ! a week between thtun. Out of
this they had to pay somu help thiitcninoln
durinu' the day. Of this class of worker *
thuru wrro these ho know of who worked
eighteen hours a day and seven days In IhO ;
wi'olc ,
John Cruwloy , ttiu originator of the move-
liienl agaliiKt the sweating bystom , tostltlool
that wii'-09 paid the mon run irom $ D to (7 a
wcuk , the avorngo wagea received by tlio
men tclng K > a week and that paid to won.uq'
from nothing to M.
( Jcuivo II. Gilbert , a contracting tall'jr ,
sum the can'.o of the low wages and the
sweating nyntom was to bo found In lorgo
number * of Immigrants tuat como to tills
country.
1' . .1. Ulloy , a clothing contractor , declared
that every linn in lirmnn , but two , was tend
ing its clothing to New York to bo made by
contract 111 ore.
- -
ISogiM Ititpnru I1 rum Knrnpn.
"Loxuox , April 13. Darraluinan , J'hilllpp
fi Co. , grain commlisloa flrin , rumors concerning
corning whoso solvency created a Hurry la
wheat in the United Slate * yesterday , Is H
very small concern. It has boon on the
rnt-'gcd cd u for years , The liabilities would
not exceed i'iOO. The grain market hero utid ;
on the continent for the past two days huva
beer ; btrangcly affected by bogus European
news revolved by way of the United State * ,
Mourner ArrlvnU.
At Now York Frleslond from Antwerp.
At Movlllo Stoatnor Furuncsila , frctfl
Now York for Glasgow , if
At Fastnot Pasted , Laurlo , from NBTJ
York for Liverpool ,
At UreinorbBven Erai , from New